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CONFIDENTIAL
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TO ROUTINE F.C.0 TEL NO.1216 OF 30 NOVEMBER 77.
YOUR TELNO.964 : DEATH SENTENCES.
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1. THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE IN YOUR TELEGRAM.
2. I WARNED EXECUTIVE COUNCIL YESTERDAY OF THE BERMUDA
EXECUTIONS.
3. NATURALLY THEY ASKED WHY BERMUDA BUT NOT HONG KONG, I REPLIED AS IN PARAGRAPH 2 OF MY TELMO.1154 OF 17 NOVEMBER.
4. THEY REITERATED THEIR VIEW THAT H.M.G'S REFUSAL TO PERMIT THE DEATH PENALTY TO BE CARRIED OUT IS A GRAVE AFFRONT TO LOCAL BELIEFS AND CONVICTIONS.
5. THEY ENQUIRED AS TO WHETHER IT WAS STILL INTENDED TO MAKE A
STATEMENT IN PARLIAMENT ABROGATING THE CREECH-JONES' DOCTRINE. !
SAID THAT I BELIEVED IT WAS INTENDED TO RECONSIDER THE MATTER
EARLY NEXT YEAR,
6. THEY ASKED ME TO PASS ON THEIR PLEA THAT NOTHING SHOULD BE
DONE PUBLICLY IN THE U.K WHICH WOULD REVIVE THIS ISSUE. I AGREE
WITH THEM.
ROBERTS
FILES HK & GD (5) WIAD
PS/MR ROWLANDS MR CORTAZZI
MR STRATTON LR POSNETT
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· 1 DEC 1977
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